Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 652 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (c) Dad asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.” (d) Dad asked, Who ate the last laddoo?
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Nisha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Nisha said (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) said, Please
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said, “Please sit down.” (b) Dad said, Please sit down. (c) Dad said “Please sit down.” (d) Dad said, “Please sit down.
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Saanvi said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) The soup is ready. (d) Saanvi said
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Kabir. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Tara. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Where is my bag___” asked Kunal. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Yash. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) Aarav said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) Ananya said
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Let us play outside. (c) Mum said (d) said, Let
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul? (b) “Why are you late,” asked Rahul. (c) “Why are you late” asked Rahul. (d) “Why are you late?” asked Rahul.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aarav said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Aarav said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kabir. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The bus (c) Dad said (d) The bus is late today.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said the teacher. (b) The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (c) “The bus is late today,” said the teacher. (d) “The bus is late today” said the teacher.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Grandma said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher. (b) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher?
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us (c) The teacher said (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
28. 28.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, Please sit down. (b) The coach said, “Please sit down. (c) The coach said “Please sit down.” (d) The coach said, “Please sit down.”
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Joseph. (b) “What time is it” asked Joseph. (c) “What time is it?” asked Joseph? (d) “What time is it,” asked Joseph.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) The teacher said (d) It is
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) Yash said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Isha said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Isha said (c) I have (d) I have finished my homework.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) said, I
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) Simran said
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Farhan said (b) said, I (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said “Let us play outside.” (b) Ishaan said, Let us play outside. (c) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside. (d) Ishaan said, “Let us play outside.”

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